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ForkLog 18 29.10.2020

Sverdlovsk Region awards contract for blockchain voting system worth 7.2 million rubles

Authorities in Sverdlovsk Region have announced a tender to develop an electronic voting system based on blockchain. The application has been posted on the state procurement portal.

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ForkLog 5 29.10.2020

Stavropol resident handed over 3 million rubles to scammers in bid to buy bitcoins

Authorities have opened a criminal case for fraud of a particularly large scale based on a complaint from a Stavropol resident who transferred about 3 million rubles to the scammers in an attempt to invest in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 14 28.10.2020

Three former police officers jailed for five years over seized mining equipment

Former police officers from Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, were found guilty of abuse of power and official forgery. Interfax reports, citing law enforcement authorities.

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ForkLog 11 28.10.2020

Court to hear case of former FSB investigators accused of extortion of 65 million rubles in bitcoins

The case of former FSB investigators Alexey Kolbov and Sergey Belousov, accused of extorting 65 million rubles in bitcoins, has progressed to the final stage and will be heard on its merits by the 2nd Western District Military Court, Kommersant reports.

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ForkLog 11 27.10.2020

Authorities in Buryatia approve construction of a mining centre

A large data centre for Bitcoin mining will be built in Buryatia. The decree was signed by the republic's head Aleksey Tsydenov, local media report.

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ForkLog 5 23.10.2020

Conman posing as lawyer dupes Russian man into funding Bitcoin wallet

A 62-year-old resident of Ust-Ilimsk was twice a victim of scammers in an attempt to earn money and recover stolen funds, according to the local police.

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ForkLog 9 23.10.2020

Peskov: digital ruble will help fight poverty

The digital ruble could appear in Russia within three to seven years, but Russia will not become the world leader on this issue, said Dmitry Peskov, the president's special envoy for digital and technological development, in an interview with RIA Novosti.

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ForkLog 9 21.10.2020

Aksakov: Critics of cryptocurrencies see risks to the financial system and citizens

There are no opponents of blockchain in power, but positions on cryptocurrencies vary. This was stated by Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market, during a speech at Blockchain Life 2020 forum.

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ForkLog 8 21.10.2020

Mishustin Says Bitcoin Threatens the Financial System

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin believes that cryptocurrencies and stablecoins threaten the stability of the existing financial system. Rosbalt reports this.

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ForkLog 9 21.10.2020

Pawnshop employee embezzles 3 million rubles; funds transferred into cryptocurrency

The court found the resident of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky guilty of embezzling funds in the particularly large amount. She transferred the stolen money into cryptocurrency, according to Kamchatka-Inform.

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ForkLog 10 20.10.2020

Russian woman borrowed 1.2 million rubles and handed them to cryptocurrency scammers

A resident of the Ulyanovsk region became a victim of scammers who demanded money from her, promising earnings in cryptocurrency. This was reported by the local police.

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ForkLog 10 20.10.2020

Cryptocurrencies enter the top five among Russian investors, ahead of gold

Cryptocurrencies were among the most popular investment products for retail investors in Russia. In terms of demand they overtook gold, according to a study by the World Gold Council (WGC).

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